prince william and his wife kate mark the fifth anniversary of a catastrophic tower block fire in london in which 72 people died. in beijing, thousands of people are being locked down and millions face compulsory testing after a surge in covid 19 cases. music. and could the best be yet to come? after nine years together, the k pop supergroup bts announce they re taking a break to focus on their solo careers. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello, and welcome to the programme. a last minute intervention by the european court of human rights has blocked the uk government s plan to send seven asylum seekers to rwanda under a controversial new policy. the home secretary, priti patel, said she was disappointed, but would not be deterred and preparations for a second flight were under way. let s get the latest from our correspondent duncan kennedy at the airfierld where the flight was due to take off. what has happened really is that the flight is
fascinating. bts, of course, mostly sing in korea. why do you think that they have become so popular globally, with huge fan bases especially in europe, america, and asia? i think that music doesn t have the same sort of barriers in terms of geography or linguistics that film and media does, which needs to have some form of translation. and i think also that k pop, which is where bts come from, it s very much audiovisual, so you have music videos, and you have associated videos that go with it. so it s notjust the music, it s a lot more than the music. but i also think that you can feel energised by music, that you can feel sad, and that research has shown that actually the language doesn t matter that much, it is the emotion that is that you connect with. and i think bts are a very good example of a group who connect
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labour s leader says they would replace the house of lords with an elected chamber if they win the next general election. good afternoon. the football world cup has begun in qatar with a spectacular firework display and a message of unity from the oscar winning actor morgan freeman. the opening ceremony at the main stadium in doha, which resembles a bedouin tent, is being attended by football fans from all 32 countries involved. world leaders including the presidents of turkey and egypt and the saudi crown prince are also there. it s the first time the tournament s been held in the middle east. among the highlights of the the opening ceremony is one of the singers from the the k pop band bts. the first match kicked off a few minutes ago at four o clock between qatar and ecuador. there s been a number of controversies in the lead up
in beijing, thousands of people are being locked down, and millions face compulsory testing, after a surge in coronavirus cases. and, could the best be yet to come? after nine years together, the k pop supergroup bts announce they re taking a break, to focus on their solo careers. a last minute intervention by the european court of human rights has blocked plans by the british government to send seven asylum seekers to rwanda, under a controversial new policy.